tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-623376556094758746.post6497832738984130621..comments2015-03-03T15:09:39.382-05:00Comments on ThreeHundredEight.com: Charest wins, Marois loses, neither does good enoughÉrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849352443716808247noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-623376556094758746.post-3799660685083908372011-12-09T17:39:21.336-05:002011-12-09T17:39:21.336-05:00Chareast retains a seat without helping a weak PQ ...Chareast retains a seat without helping a weak PQ leader or forcing her to resign. Seems like the ideal result for Charest.Goaltender Interferencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05626319512041157160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-623376556094758746.post-48101157043455593842011-12-07T04:33:14.940-05:002011-12-07T04:33:14.940-05:00Whoa wait, DL ommitted a key piece of evidence tha...Whoa wait, DL ommitted a key piece of evidence that undermined his point ? <br /><br />PEI may be small but its a province like any other and thus makes up 1/4 of Atlantic Canada. Not to mention it has 4 federal seats and 3 of them currently belong to the Liberals.<br /><br />What&#39;s key is that in the &#39;04, &#39;06, &#39;08, and &#39;11 federal elections the variance between the actual results and the results that the CPC were polling at increased in one direction only. <br /><br />Bottom line is that the Tories are spiralling up but we won&#39;t know it until the next election day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-623376556094758746.post-3459373155993609872011-12-07T01:14:54.681-05:002011-12-07T01:14:54.681-05:00If those Nova Scotia numbers hold up, I wouldn&#39...If those Nova Scotia numbers hold up, I wouldn&#39;t be surprised to see Dexter to call a new election before the four-year mark. While governments sometimes suffer for early elections (e.g. David Peterson&#39;s Liberals), they can also capitalize on early elections. The 2009 election split was NDP 45.2%, Lib 27.2%, PC 24.5%. These poll numbers would see the NDP flat, the Liberals down five and the PCs up 5. With the NDP holding its vote, and a swap from Liberal to PC, only a couple NDP seats would be in danger (I&#39;m thinking of Lunenburg West and Cumberland North), while several ridings could be put into play for the NDP (Dartmouth East, Preston and potentially Halifax-Clayton Park). Considering that the NDP majority is five seats, they have a cushion to work with.TS.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-623376556094758746.post-11179475605926169822011-12-06T19:00:29.083-05:002011-12-06T19:00:29.083-05:00The federal Liberals tend to do pretty well when t...The federal Liberals tend to do pretty well when their provincial counterparts do badly for some reason lol. Case and point is actually Atlantic Canada right now.Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07906194112935320590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-623376556094758746.post-91510029534592865222011-12-06T17:03:46.373-05:002011-12-06T17:03:46.373-05:00DL,
I like how you skip over the fact that the To...DL,<br /><br />I like how you skip over the fact that the Tories hold major leads in the two provinces the NDP is supposedly on its way up in. I mean, sure, you can croon about the Liberal losses but you do know where those voters are going, right?<br /><br />And of course you write off an entire province as &quot;who cares?&quot; Typical NDP arrogance.Volkovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049961780427560881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-623376556094758746.post-73451791816478619952011-12-06T16:40:27.754-05:002011-12-06T16:40:27.754-05:00Worth noting that the Liberals do still have a big...Worth noting that the Liberals do still have a big lead in PEI, and that they have no party leader in New Brunswick or Newfoundland and Labrador.<br /><br />But Atlantic Canada is going to be a little quiet for awhile, the next election anywhere is not required until 2014!Érichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849352443716808247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-623376556094758746.post-45621193103555086962011-12-06T16:25:15.788-05:002011-12-06T16:25:15.788-05:00Also off topic - CRA just put out their Atlantic C...Also off topic - CRA just put out their Atlantic Canada provincial polls:<br /><br />NL: PC 60, NDP 26, Lib 13<br />NB: PC 45, Lib 28, NDP 23<br />NS: NDP 45, PC 29, Lib 22<br />PEI - who cares?<br /><br />Bottom line - Liberals spiralling down to third place across Atlantic CanadaDLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11587165866597795302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-623376556094758746.post-18427575647035572052011-12-06T14:10:49.197-05:002011-12-06T14:10:49.197-05:00Off topic FYI,
Denise Savoie (NDP MP from Victori...Off topic FYI,<br /><br />Denise Savoie (NDP MP from Victoria) endorsed Peggy Nash.Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07906194112935320590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-623376556094758746.post-9745769378934636132011-12-06T12:58:21.945-05:002011-12-06T12:58:21.945-05:00I&#39;m wondering how much the caquistes actually ...I&#39;m wondering how much the caquistes actually missed out by not running in this by-election. I mean, sure, the riding may not have been the friendliest territory and a low result could maybe dampen momentum, but by how much? The risk would have been worth it. Look what it did for the Wildrosers when they won Calgary-Glenora.<br /><br />I think it was a missed opportunity. A CAQ candidate could&#39;ve garnered maybe 15-20% of the vote, more than enough to show they&#39;re serious contenders. Oh well.Volkovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049961780427560881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-623376556094758746.post-53710285540404717652011-12-06T10:10:39.153-05:002011-12-06T10:10:39.153-05:00The Teflon Don strikes again !!The Teflon Don strikes again !!Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03136391984952029504noreply@blogger.com